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Oracle Linux 8 : openssl (ELSA-2022-9243)

high Nessus Plugin ID 159183

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9243 advisory.

 [1:1.1.1k-5.0.1]
 - fix CVE-2022-0778 - possible infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() [Orabug: 33974871]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-9243.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 159183

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-9243.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/23/2022

Updated: 11/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0778

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-static, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-perl, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:openssl

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/23/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/15/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0778

IAVA: 2022-A-0121-S